Today email security is no longer just about hygiene, anti-virus and anti-spam, it needs to include the protection of critical information through a data loss prevention (DLP) solution as well. For many, Office 365 security is not adequate for the modern enterprise as it does not protect against some of the newest information bourn threats which can result in a security incident. Augmenting Office 365 security will enable organizations to prevent financial, reputational and legal risk of sensitive data loss.

Here is a list of the ‘Top 10 Microsoft Office 365 Email Security and DLP Concerns’ alongside the positives of augmenting with Enterprise designed solutions:

Microsoft Office 365 Alone

…with Enterprise Strength Security

1

Limited ‘stop and block’ approach to DLP to remove sensitive data, leading to potentially high number of false positives and burdensome impact on the business and IT

Adaptive DLP solutions offer more flexibility and control in dealing with policy violations and enabling continuous collaboration

2

No data redaction of sensitive information sent in email and/or attachments

An Adaptive DLP solution can automatically remove critical information, e.g. a credit card number, while leaving the rest of the communication to continue to the destination

3

No ability to sanitize messages and documents sent by email to remove ‘hidden’ information

An Adaptive DLP solution can automatically remove ‘hidden’ information which can cause reputational damage, for example document properties and version information – but leave the rest to continue to the recipient unhindered

4

No advanced threat protection of documents to remove active content and other potentially malicious components

An Adaptive DLP solution can automatically remove active content which may contain APTs and other malware from any document entering the organization

Enterprise security is multi-layered, with the ability to have multiple anti-virus and anti-spam options and advanced detection options

While Office 365 offers basic email security to help with spam and malware, there is still a lack of focus and functionality around data loss prevention which is required by companies of all sizes today. This may prevent organizations from seriously considering an Office 365 deployment, however when adopted alongside an Enterprise-strength solution, it is possible to overcome the limitations.